Germans Vote as Merkel Seeks Third Term

9/22/2013 11:20AM

Germans went to the polls Sunday in an election that is being closely watched around Europe. Chancellor Angela Merkel and rival Peer Steinbrueck cast their votes in a contest whose final outcome is difficult to predict.

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... I ... it ... I ... I ... the ... nobody ... throughout ... the campaign was great fun ... the SPD management device itself in the last four weeks which was great and held ... if you mom son of a hope that was showing the results ... now the data's abroad which the voters decide ... no more clear point of no more speculation ... we have to respect the wooden buttons ... and we have to see what happens in August ... I feel good I slept well ... next I will fly to pile in ... and I suspect I will see many of you with ... many thanks